San Francisco Taiko
Dojo – great site explaining the taiko
drum. Plus, listen to the taiko in the “download”
section
Musical Instruments of Malaysia – many types of
instruments are described with pictures for each
Virtual
Instrument Museum – click on a geographic region around the world
and see pictures, sounds, and watch video
Beat of India
– search by region, style, or artist at this site. Also, listen to samples of songs
Brief History of Taiko Drumming – taiko explained
Indian Classical Instruments Index – great
index site
Folk
Music Instruments of India
The Music of China and Taiwan – site explaining
the music of the region
Interactive Instruments of Japan - listen and learn
about the shakuhaci, tsutsumi,
taoki, shamisen and koto
Japanese
Traditional Music – the history, categories, instruments, and sounds
of
Koto
– learn about the koto and play one too!!
The Art
of Taiko – learn the history of the drum
The Instruments used in Noh Plays – hear
musicians play the noh
flute, the shoulder drum, the hip drum and the stick drum
String
Music of Traditional Chinese Music
Descriptions of 26 Traditional Chinese Instruments
The Internet
Chinese Music Archive – only one word can describe this site and that word
is WOW!!! Music from